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Chapter 783: 768: Finding a Water Source, Settling Down (4000-word Mega Chapter)_2

Chapter 783: Chapter 768: Finding a Water Source, Settling Down (4000-word Mega Chapter)_2

The blade, attached to the fishing line, traced a silver arc through the air and landed effortlessly upon the water’s surface about thirty meters away.

Yue Feng tried to tighten the line, his right hand resting on the rod, carefully sensing the subtle touches as the blade sank to the bottom.

Surprisingly, the water thirty meters away wasn’t as deep as he had imagined; from the time it took to reach the bottom, it seemed to be just over four meters deep. Moreover, as the blade settled and moved steadily, there were no significant undulations in the terrain; the lakebed was relatively clean.

“Guys, after a few exploratory drags, I’ve found the lakebed to be quite clean and flat, most likely free of excessive debris! From now on, let’s attach a triple-hook and officially cast a few rods to see if there are fish biting the bait!”

Just as he was reeling the blade back in, Yue Feng suddenly felt a tremble in the rod tip. Goodness, the blade had caught the attention of a predator which had just attacked it, but since there was no hook, it got away!

“Damn, a fish attacked my unhooked blade!” Yue Feng muttered, hastening the reeling process and quickly pulled in the fishing line.

After adjusting the blade and the triple-hook, Yue Feng cast towards the spot where he had felt the bite not long ago.

The cast was made with a slight lead, and before the blade fully touched the bottom, Yue Feng very cautiously teased the rod tip, initiating the blade’s movement in advance.

Since he needed to stay here for two months and couldn’t replenish the lures, he had to minimize the chance of snagging the bait by adjusting his fishing technique. By preventing the bait from hitting the bottom, he could significantly reduce the risk of snagging.

Luck was on Yue Feng’s side as, right after the adjustment, on the very first drop—merely about three meters—he felt a heavy pull; a large fish had attacked the blade again.

Feeling the force of the attack, Yue Feng didn’t rush to strike the fish. Instead, he consciously delayed for a moment until the fish had firmly taken the bait, then he struck, arching the rod.

“Got one! It has a good strength! The fish here are fierce! It bit after just a few meters!” Yue Feng commented while he skillfully handled the rod, battling the fish.

Objectively speaking, the fish underwater was quite strong, and compared to the regular fish he used to catch, this one seemed to have an exceptionally greater reserve of stamina, charging repeatedly without showing signs of exhaustion.

Yue Feng was in no hurry to reel the fish in, patiently controlling its movements and letting it tire out. After about five minutes, he finally exhausted the fish and pulled it above water.

As the big fish surfaced, the drone camera quickly focused on it.

Boy, this fish had a faint pink color, resembling the Silver Trout he had once caught in Russia.

“What kind of fish is this? Does anyone recognize it? It’s quite pretty!” Yue Feng drew the fish to the water’s edge and swiftly grabbed the fish by the mouth, his thumb and index finger locking around the jaw and gills, securing the fish firmly.

“Pink-spotted Salmon? From its shape, it seems to be some kind of salmon! It’s so plump, its belly is all round!”

“It looks like Pink-spotted Salmon! This type of fish is scarce in many countries nowadays!”

“It’s not small at all, I estimate this fish weighs about four or five pounds!”

After unhooking the fish, Yue Feng hoisted it up and guessed, “I’d say it weighs about six or seven pounds! The fish is overall plump and round, slightly heavier than it looks. Alright, guys, with this fish, our meal for today is secured! Let’s clean it up quickly and then start looking for a place to set up shelter!”

While speaking, Yue Feng took out a multi-functional Swiss army knife from his waist.

This knife was no cheap imitation sold on pirated websites, but a high-quality item bought at a premium from a professional outdoor survival forum shop. Besides the main cutting blade, it had over a dozen other functional components.

Yue Feng skillfully slaughtered the fish, then split open its belly and cleaned the guts. With a simple preparation, he casually picked a thin branch, threaded it through the position of the fish’s gills, and easily hoisted the fish, stepping confidently towards the chosen direction.

“Choosing a shelter involves considering many factors! There are a few relatively important ones that we need to consider first.”

For example, the first is location, aim for a sun-facing, wind-shielded spot. If it’s exposed to a wind channel, no matter how well constructed, it will be additionally cold, which is unfavorable for us during the winter!”

When I was coming over just now, I noticed that the area where we are standing is relatively low-lying, and basically doesn’t have any positions in the wind channel!”

The second point is to be as close as possible to areas where it’s easy to obtain food and water sources! This point also qualifies.”

The third point is that the shelter’s surrounding area should have construction materials available, such as certain specifications of trees, or stones, or moss! When I was scanning the terrain with the drone just now, I think I vaguely discovered an area of scattered rocks. We need to inspect it more closely!”

As he spoke, the drone took off again, quickly searching the surrounding environment.

Indeed, as Yue Feng said, there was an area covered in pitch-black broken rocks, with some as large as grinding stones. Moreover, not far from this rocky beach, there was also a large pine forest.

“Did you notice? Not far from this rocky beach, there are numerous pine forests! There are stones, there is wood, the water source is not far, and the terrain is relatively flat. Below, I’ve decided to choose this area for the shelter’s location! Brothers, follow me!”

After a brief introduction, Yue Feng grabbed the cleaned fish and swaggered towards the rocky area.

About ten minutes later, Yue Feng reached the area of the rocky beach!

Upon really arriving here, Yue Feng had new findings; the surrounding area’s terrain was even lower, and by the lake, one could feel a faint breeze, but here, the tree tops hardly moved.

Yue Feng casually sat down on a large rock to catch his breath and said, “I feel good about this area! It blocks the wind, and the ground is quite dry, flat. Alright, this is it!”

Since he had to take a flight in the morning, he had eaten very little for breakfast, and after being busy for so long, he was a bit hungry. “Let’s find some firewood to roast the fish to fill our stomachs, and then we can start working, and first set up the overnight shelter!”

As it turns out, the wilderness has an endless supply of firewood for burning, and this kind of pine naturally has a high fat content. Even freshly cut branches and leaves could easily light with a bit of dry grass.

Yue Feng took out the large axe for cutting wood from his backpack, picked a small pine tree, and swiftly split it into firewood.

With a few rocks arranged into a simple stove, Yue Feng pulled out a fire-starting magnesium rod from the butt of his combat knife.

“Brothers! This is a multi-purpose knife with a fire-starting magnesium rod built into the butt! It has a wide range of applications and is durable and not easily damaged! Now I will demonstrate for you how to use this to start a fire!”

Yue Feng casually ruffled through the bushes for some fine, dry grass to make a small pile, pinched the magnesium rod with his left hand, and firmly held the combat knife at a fixed angle with the magnesium rod in his right hand. He exerted force from his wrist, letting the knife blade scrape the magnesium rod, instantly sparking a large number of silver sparks.

“This is a specialized outdoor fire-starting magnesium rod. When it rubs against the blade, it will scrape off some debris. Its characteristic is a very low ignition point, but it generates a lot of heat once ignited. The sparks it sheds only need a bit of fire floss to catch, and it ignites quickly, just like this!”

As he spoke, the sparks fell onto the prepared dry grass, quickly igniting a flame, and then he placed thicker branches on top. In just half a minute, he had the fire going!

“Damn, is it that hardcore? Feng, when did you learn this?”

“When you mentioned it just now, I thought it wouldn’t be as good as a lighter, but after watching Feng start the fire, I think this thing isn’t worse than a lighter in the wild!”

“It’s very nice to have this thing, saves a lot of trouble! I thought Feng was going to perform ‘drilling wood to make fire’ for us! That’s how Bear Grylls does it on the internet!”